Interpersonal Violence Prevention
Interpersonal Violence Prevention
Interpersonal violence refers to actions that cause harm to another person. This includes, but is not limited to physical harm, psychological or emotional harm, economic or academic harm (such as sabotaging your success by keeping you from class), family violence, sexual harm, stalking, and harassment. Any of these can occur within or outside of a relationship and it is important to note that definitions of forms of violence can differ from state to state and may vary across college campuses.
At Emory, students impacted by sexual or relationship harm (any level of dating/ domestic/ family violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking) have the Office of Respect as a resource.
They provide 24/7 crisis assistance, specialized confidential counseling, advocacy, and prevention resources. The counselor/advocates can offer support and help you learn more about your options and rights; assist with safety planning; provide legal and medical coordination of care and academic advocacy coordination. If you are concerned about someone else, they can provide consultation to you as well.
If you are having a health/safety emergency, please call 911.
If you would like to speak with a confidential counselor/ advocate for support, please call the Office of Respect at: 404-727-1514.
For non-urgent questions, please contact the office via email at respect@emory.edu.
We can all contribute to creating a campus culture where violence is not accepted, and each of us plays a role in reducing the risk of harm to others by modeling respect and care to one another, by interrupting harm when we see it occurring, and helping those in need seek help